February 2016

The annual announcement of Stonewall's Top 100 is always met with great anticipation by those who have applied to be considered as one of the UK's top Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employers.

A public meeting, hosted by Alzheimer's Research UK in collaboration with The University of Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA), will take place from 3-5pm on Monday 7 March at Manchester Town Hall.

Pharmacy undergraduate students have been leading on a campaign to halt the rise in antibiotic resistance by holding resistance awareness workshops in local high schools, with priority being given to widening participation schools in and around Greater Manchester.

policy@manchester would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who got involved in our fourth Policy Week in November, whether that was organising events, speaking, or as part of a very engaged audience.

The Nuffield Research Placement scheme is a national scheme which provides over 1,000 sixth form students each year with the opportunity to work alongside professional scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.

The University of Manchester once again tops SGOSS'* leader board for school governor recruitment and placement, continuing to be the number 1 organisation, ahead of Lloyds Banking Group, the NHS, the Department for Education, PWC and KPMG.